Delel Chaabouni – PepsiCo

Delel Chaabouni is the Chief Information Officer for the Middle East & North Africa region at PepsiCo.

Delel joined PepsiCo in 2011 as Business Solutions Director for Middle East & North Africa region, progressing to Chief Information Officer in 2013.

As Chief Information Officer for Middle East & North Africa, Delel leads the business and information solutions transformation agenda for the region. She is responsible for delivering new IT capabilities for increased productivity and enabling business growth.

Prior to joining PepsiCo five years ago, Delel worked for 13 years in consulting successfully delivering and turning around major international business transformation, IT implementation and digital programs.

She started her career working for Hewlett Packard in Germany as a consultant and Project Manager for SAP implementation projects in the FMCG, ICT, Telecommunications and Government industries across Europe and Latin America. She has built up her extensive knowledge in this field through subsequent roles at KPMG in the UAE as an Executive Consultant leading ERP implementation and IT Shared Services projects for the Government of Dubai.

In the five years prior to joining PepsiCo, Delel held Director-level positions at Dubai World Trade Centre, as Director of IT Projects and latterly, CRM Director, during which she set up and led the CRM and Digital Strategy Unit for the Exhibitions Department. In this role Delel lead the online and CRM business for iconic exhibitions like the Gulfood, the biggest foods exhibitions in the Middle East, and Gitex, the biggest IT exhibition in the Middle East.

Delel holds a Master Degree in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, and an MBA from the Exportakademie Reutlingen in Germany. She is fluent in six languages and has worked in four different continents: Africa, Europe, Asia and America.

Delel is also a passionate executive coach, ACC accredited by the International Coaching Federation, ORSC trained in team and relationship coaching as well as a HOGAN certified coach. She coaches PepsiCo Executives as well as leadership teams additionally to her day job. Whenever her time permits, she also coaches people outside of the PepsiCo organisation, helping people to identify their potential and turn it into high performance Delel Chaabouni is the Chief Information Officer for the Middle East & North Africa region at PepsiCo.

Delel joined PepsiCo in 2011 as Business Solutions Director for Middle East & North Africa region, progressing to Chief Information Officer in 2013.

As Chief Information Officer for Middle East & North Africa, Delel leads the business and information solutions transformation agenda for the region. She is responsible for delivering new IT capabilities for increased productivity and enabling business growth.

Prior to joining PepsiCo five years ago, Delel worked for 13 years in consulting successfully delivering and turning around major international business transformation, IT implementation and digital programs.

She started her career working for Hewlett Packard in Germany as a consultant and Project Manager for SAP implementation projects in the FMCG, ICT, Telecommunications and Government industries across Europe and Latin America. She has built up her extensive knowledge in this field through subsequent roles at KPMG in the UAE as an Executive Consultant leading ERP implementation and IT Shared Services projects for the Government of Dubai.

In the five years prior to joining PepsiCo, Delel held Director-level positions at Dubai World Trade Centre, as Director of IT Projects and latterly, CRM Director, during which she set up and led the CRM and Digital Strategy Unit for the Exhibitions Department. In this role Delel lead the online and CRM business for iconic exhibitions like the Gulfood, the biggest foods exhibitions in the Middle East, and Gitex, the biggest IT exhibition in the Middle East.

Delel holds a Master Degree in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, and an MBA from the Exportakademie Reutlingen in Germany. She is fluent in six languages and has worked in four different continents: Africa, Europe, Asia and America.

Delel is also a passionate executive coach, ACC accredited by the International Coaching Federation, ORSC trained in team and relationship coaching as well as a HOGAN certified coach. She coaches PepsiCo Executives as well as leadership teams additionally to her day job. Whenever her time permits, she also coaches people outside of the PepsiCo organisation, helping people to identify their potential and turn it into high performance Delel Chaabouni is the Chief Information Officer for the Middle East & North Africa region at PepsiCo.

Delel joined PepsiCo in 2011 as Business Solutions Director for Middle East & North Africa region, progressing to Chief Information Officer in 2013.

As Chief Information Officer for Middle East & North Africa, Delel leads the business and information solutions transformation agenda for the region. She is responsible for delivering new IT capabilities for increased productivity and enabling business growth.

Prior to joining PepsiCo five years ago, Delel worked for 13 years in consulting successfully delivering and turning around major international business transformation, IT implementation and digital programs.

She started her career working for Hewlett Packard in Germany as a consultant and Project Manager for SAP implementation projects in the FMCG, ICT, Telecommunications and Government industries across Europe and Latin America. She has built up her extensive knowledge in this field through subsequent roles at KPMG in the UAE as an Executive Consultant leading ERP implementation and IT Shared Services projects for the Government of Dubai.

In the five years prior to joining PepsiCo, Delel held Director-level positions at Dubai World Trade Centre, as Director of IT Projects and latterly, CRM Director, during which she set up and led the CRM and Digital Strategy Unit for the Exhibitions Department. In this role Delel lead the online and CRM business for iconic exhibitions like the Gulfood, the biggest foods exhibitions in the Middle East, and Gitex, the biggest IT exhibition in the Middle East.

Delel holds a Master Degree in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, and an MBA from the Exportakademie Reutlingen in Germany. She is fluent in six languages and has worked in four different continents: Africa, Europe, Asia and America.

Delel is also a passionate executive coach, ACC accredited by the International Coaching Federation, ORSC trained in team and relationship coaching as well as a HOGAN certified coach. She coaches PepsiCo Executives as well as leadership teams additionally to her day job. Whenever her time permits, she also coaches people outside of the PepsiCo organisation, helping people to identify their potential and turn it into high performance Delel Chaabouni is the Chief Information Officer for the Middle East & North Africa region at PepsiCo.

Delel joined PepsiCo in 2011 as Business Solutions Director for Middle East & North Africa region, progressing to Chief Information Officer in 2013.

As Chief Information Officer for Middle East & North Africa, Delel leads the business and information solutions transformation agenda for the region. She is responsible for delivering new IT capabilities for increased productivity and enabling business growth.

Prior to joining PepsiCo five years ago, Delel worked for 13 years in consulting successfully delivering and turning around major international business transformation, IT implementation and digital programs.

She started her career working for Hewlett Packard in Germany as a consultant and Project Manager for SAP implementation projects in the FMCG, ICT, Telecommunications and Government industries across Europe and Latin America. She has built up her extensive knowledge in this field through subsequent roles at KPMG in the UAE as an Executive Consultant leading ERP implementation and IT Shared Services projects for the Government of Dubai.

In the five years prior to joining PepsiCo, Delel held Director-level positions at Dubai World Trade Centre, as Director of IT Projects and latterly, CRM Director, during which she set up and led the CRM and Digital Strategy Unit for the Exhibitions Department. In this role Delel lead the online and CRM business for iconic exhibitions like the Gulfood, the biggest foods exhibitions in the Middle East, and Gitex, the biggest IT exhibition in the Middle East.

Delel holds a Master Degree in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, and an MBA from the Exportakademie Reutlingen in Germany. She is fluent in six languages and has worked in four different continents: Africa, Europe, Asia and America.

Delel is also a passionate executive coach, ACC accredited by the International Coaching Federation, ORSC trained in team and relationship coaching as well as a HOGAN certified coach. She coaches PepsiCo Executives as well as leadership teams additionally to her day job. Whenever her time permits, she also coaches people outside of the PepsiCo organisation, helping people to identify their potential and turn it into high performance